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Meaning of heterozygous
het•er•o•zy•gous
Pronunciation: (het"ur-u-zī'gus), [key]
— adj. Biol.
- having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic.
- of or pertaining to a heterozygote.
See also:
- heterozygous (Thesaurus)